Olearia myrsinoides
Common Name:
Silky Daisy-bush
Family:
Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Wannon, Grampians, Midlands, Otway Plain, Eastern Highlands, Gippsland Plain (DEJKNPRSTVWZ) also NSW, ACT
Map - Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Open grassland, woodland and swampy areas
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Flower Description:
White flowers heads with yellow or mauve centres
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Habit:
Spreading shrub to 80 cm high
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
Leaves are short (4-30 mm long), the upper surface is hairless and margins are finely toothed
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Conservation status:
Not threatened
References:
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The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust (October, 2014). PlantNET - The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
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Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria